HI Terence,
Your encyclopaedic brain of course can mention many works in this area, however I would not discourage too much the debate on design for the third sector, just because there have been people working on it for decades. In the past I had some chance to look at some of those works, and I must say that designers can still add something interesting here, or perhaps just suggest a different point of view for the work of those experts...
Ciao
Nicola
Nicola Morelli, PhD
Associate Professor, School of Architecture and Design
Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark
http://servicedesign.wikispaces.com/
Blog http://nicomorelli.wordpress.com/
skype: nicomorelli
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From: PhD-Design - This list is for discussion of PhD studies and related research in Design [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Terence Love
Sent: 6. maj 2009 13:58
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Subject: Re: Socially responsive design
Dear Halldor,
Is it me, or is their something a bit morally weird about designers from
Architecture, Art and Design and Urban Planning suggesting they are
developing a new area of design and linking with Third sector initiatives,
when many everyday professionals in those Third sector areas are already
past masters at this area of design?
Best wishes,
Terry
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Gislason
Sent: Wednesday, 6 May 2009 5:02 AM
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Subject: Re: Socially responsive design
I suggest you talk to Maziar Raein in the Oslo National Academy if you have
not already. We have been dealing with the issue the last years, and I
assume I am trying to play out the activity while staying here in Africa
working on our projects.
You can find links to many of the current sites and projects on our site:
http://nordicdogs.com/
and:
http://nordicdogs.com/mozambique/
and here is a typical SRVD project description where we are addressing
gender equality through design:
http://www.dorigislason.com/aglite/filevault/DIG-Equality_web.pdf
In a recent bid was written:
Design can deliver regard for the Humanities as a source for creativity and
innovation (Bakhshi, Schneider and Walker 2008, NESTA/ AHRC). The
application of design to the service of society is central to our research
focus, defined elsewhere as "socially responsive design" (SRVD) (Gamman and
Thorpe 2006). This proposal aims to review and evaluate SRVD in practice in
a European design context, to understand, inspire and catalyse future design
innovation.
The concept of social responsibility in design, the notion that an
individual designer or design organization has responsibility to society,
was crucially defined by Papanek (1971) who argued, "design has become the
most powerful tool with which man shapes his tools and environments (and, by
extension, society and himself)". Design innovation applies science,
medicine, engineering, technology and the arts and is by nature
multi-disciplinary in its realization of economic, social and cultural
value. SRVD describes products and processes of design that seek to
"respond to social issues, consider social impact and deliver social change"
(Gamman and Thorpe 2006). Processes common to SRVD such as 'open'
innovation (Chesbrough 2003) and co-design methodologies appear to connect
SRVD to the delivery of social, cultural and economic innovation (SEC
innovation) that is focused on the demand side of society and culture whilst
acknowledging the requirement for economic sustainability. In this way SRVD
appears to concur with the idea that "The time has come to review Papanek.
from a new perspective, which reduces the distance between market-based and
socially oriented initiatives". (Morelli 2007) SRVD is often linked to Third
Sector initiatives (voluntary organizations, charities, social enterprises,
community groups) as with Sorrell, Rowntree, and Young foundation/s projects
aimed at meeting social needs rather than market desires. This CRP is
timely given the increased significance of Third Sector organizations within
Europe. In The Third Sector in Europe - Prospects and Challenges Osborne
(2008) claims significance for the Third Sector, given its implications in
the following
areas:
. the creation and sustenance of civil society
. the efficient and effective delivery of public services
. the development of socially responsible business and social
enterprises;
. the promotion of social inclusion and the regeneration of deprived
communities and;
. democratic culture and accountability.
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Dori Gislason
dean, Oslo National Academy of the Arts
Maputo, Mozambique
> Hi all,
> I am a master student exploring the area of socially responsive design
> for my dissertation.
>
> The project is going to be a service design approach to improve
> student accommodations in Oslo, Norway.
> The aim is to create services to improve the experience of living in
> student accommodation and the relationship between students and
> housing provider.
>
> Problems in student accommodation are created by the situation of
> living together and sharing common spaces often without knowing each
> other. This usually generates issues connected to trust, culture and
communication.
>
> I'm thinking to use social responsive service design to:
> - try to improve the experience of living there
> - improve social relations
> - try to change people's behavior
>
> I wonder if anybody can give me any advice about literature or any
> reference about projects in the same field/direction.
> Also just thoughts about the project are welcome!
>
> Thanks in advance.
> Alice
> --
> Alice Andreoli
> Master student Industrial design
> AHO - Oslo School of Architecture and Design
> 0047 41018669
>
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